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change. all that said what is your opinion of the court? caller: i personally hope they will be struck down. when it comes to prop 8 there are some different concerns and the fray. it looks as if there is a better chance that the bill will be struck down. i am just waiting to see. i am more concerned of what has come out of the conversation in the sense of understanding how the supreme court functions and personal ideology is really not where i would hope it would be. host: do you think the structure of the court works of the lifetime of nine people? caller: good question. and i had the pleasure of being at a lecture of years ago with about the history of the court. i am humble enough to acknowledge the limits of my education when it comes to the supreme court. i feel like i have a basic knowledge that every if american citizen should have. host: that is bo in philidelphia. another similar headlined -- we have a correspondent from "the wall street journal." what was it like to be in the court
change. all that said what is your opinion of the court? caller: i personally hope they will be struck down. when it comes to prop 8 there are some different concerns and the fray. it looks as if there is a better chance that the bill will be struck down. i am just waiting to see. i am more concerned of what has come out of the conversation in the sense of understanding how the supreme court functions and personal ideology is really not where i would hope it would be. host: do you think the...
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you might have to make changes to those. they are being careful because they know they would unleash a firestorm of interest groups coming up to the hill. host: you can watch the senate budget hearing committees on c- span or. ranking democrat is chris van colorado of maryland. >> the budget calls for dropping cuttingtax rate to 29%, the rate for millionaires by more than one-third will holding other revenues have constant. just last fall the non-partisan to policy center did -- reduce the top tax rate from 35% to 38 -- to 28%. that would inevitably raise the income tax burden on those making under two at thousand dollars per year. this budget proposal, which provides even bigger tax cuts to millionaires, will raise the tax burden on middle income families by an average of $2,000. host: as you listen to the congressman, the lines are pretty clearly drawn. is there any room for compromise? guest: we thought both parties could get out of their corners after the election and come to some sort of an agreement. -- the changesee t
you might have to make changes to those. they are being careful because they know they would unleash a firestorm of interest groups coming up to the hill. host: you can watch the senate budget hearing committees on c- span or. ranking democrat is chris van colorado of maryland. >> the budget calls for dropping cuttingtax rate to 29%, the rate for millionaires by more than one-third will holding other revenues have constant. just last fall the non-partisan to policy center did -- reduce...
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we never caught up in terms of the technological competitiveness. -- t were changes made host: were changes made? guest: i talk freely to the party chair and he is unveiling the steps we will take to strengthen the party and make it more competitive. i am impressed with what i hear so far. we will see what he has got to say. he is coming to cpac. specifics you want to share with us? the linesy are along of what i discussed. maybe wilshire specifics about accomplishing these goals. he will share specifics about accomplishing these goals. caller: it seems that every time the democrats are making the point, they say the middle class, the middle class. gettingblicans are not the point across that all the democrats are doing is taxing the middle class and giving it to the poor. they have to get the point across that the democrats are not helping the middle class. they are hurting. the second point is that these liberals get on the phone and they talk and they say everybody is allowed to have their opinion. when it is not in their favor, you are a racist or you are anti-gay or anti this. guest: i
we never caught up in terms of the technological competitiveness. -- t were changes made host: were changes made? guest: i talk freely to the party chair and he is unveiling the steps we will take to strengthen the party and make it more competitive. i am impressed with what i hear so far. we will see what he has got to say. he is coming to cpac. specifics you want to share with us? the linesy are along of what i discussed. maybe wilshire specifics about accomplishing these goals. he will share...
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if you are going to change it voting precincts -- change your voting precincts, you have to have the number of ballots approved based on the number of registered voters. it is based on a presidential election that happened 50 years ago. so, we are not ever want to change the outcome of that election. we are not ever going to change the outcome of who voted and who did not vote, who registered and who did not register. you have got to remember that in 1965 it was passed for five years. in 1970 they review it again for seven years. and then it was renewed for 25 years. and now in 2006 you can put another 25 years. we are going to be under these same things, procedures and numbers that we were under in 1965. so, what we offered was an amendment to update it. in other words used the last three presidential elections and after the next the oldest one will fall off. so, we put that in as an amendment and it did not pass. but a texas case from 2009, they did not assume to action -- section 5, but the courts in a general way said that you need to update the criteria on this under the pre-cle
if you are going to change it voting precincts -- change your voting precincts, you have to have the number of ballots approved based on the number of registered voters. it is based on a presidential election that happened 50 years ago. so, we are not ever want to change the outcome of that election. we are not ever going to change the outcome of who voted and who did not vote, who registered and who did not register. you have got to remember that in 1965 it was passed for five years. in 1970...
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not easy to think about the change -- to bring about the change. anyone who takes a lead in trying to change the law
not easy to think about the change -- to bring about the change. anyone who takes a lead in trying to change the law
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these are the things that these people do. -- can weaid how change the law -- how can we change the law when they're the ones making the law. it is like you are complaining you go to the wolf. it is the same thing. slow process to change ethic and finance rules in washington. as the caller said, and i have not callie did recently, but there remain a great number of -- tallied it recently, but there remain a great number of lobbyists related to lawmakers who are seeking policy changes in washington on behalf of their clients. host: the caller brought up where it could position you in the future if you work closely with a represented on a successful campaign, giving you . resident -- resume builder is that something you've thought about and reflected in the story? guest: we did not look at it in detail in the story, but certainly, you are in the family business, and it happens to be politics. you do see many people involved in their parents campaigns who go on to run for office themselves. there are some dynasties, if he will, created out of congress. and, new port richey, florida. republ
these are the things that these people do. -- can weaid how change the law -- how can we change the law when they're the ones making the law. it is like you are complaining you go to the wolf. it is the same thing. slow process to change ethic and finance rules in washington. as the caller said, and i have not callie did recently, but there remain a great number of -- tallied it recently, but there remain a great number of lobbyists related to lawmakers who are seeking policy changes in...
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where did it change in strategy comes from? is it attributed to someone specifically at the white house? guest: [indiscernible] democrats and officials assumed that republicans would never be able to swallow the defense cuts that were part of the sequester deal, that they would never sllow -- allow those cuts to happen. it was a little bit of a shift in the republican caucus where they broke their traditional opposition. many particularly younger house republicans, new members, those that came in with a lot of tea party support, they said that they did not like the way sequestration has been implemented but they would like more specificity in the across- the-board cuts. that is a bit of a surprise to the white house, which expected the republican caucus would never allow this to happen. part of the change stems from a miscalculation and from the simple fact that efforts to avert this just is not --just did not work, the strategy of going to republican districts, it did not seem to deter republicans from allowing this to go into
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has the program change? this is one of my beefs with the gop, without trashing and considering the history. first understand the history and then recognize how it has changed and how we need to get back to what it has been intended to do. a lot of folks have benefited from these programs and a lot of folks today benefit from affirmative action programs, but to say that they are the be all and end all without any type of appropriate review and updating, that is not smart. therefore you take these instances that our problems and you exaggerate them into bigger issues than they might be, tearing down the program that is ultimately still helping people. i think we need to understand exactly the role the replayed in creating these gateway opportunities for people in this country. work within the system, but sometimes outside of it, as we saw in lincoln, we need to appreciate that more and more. we have a perfect thing now with budget and that discussions that we are having to do the same thing again. jack kemp wa
has the program change? this is one of my beefs with the gop, without trashing and considering the history. first understand the history and then recognize how it has changed and how we need to get back to what it has been intended to do. a lot of folks have benefited from these programs and a lot of folks today benefit from affirmative action programs, but to say that they are the be all and end all without any type of appropriate review and updating, that is not smart. therefore you take...
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because of some changes they decided not to change the age at which the medicare changes would begin hitting. republicans have been promising for years now that if you are 55 you will not have to worry about these medicare changes. now the moderates do seem to be on board on the gop conference. host: on the senate side, "the washington times closed what reporting this morning -- it is winning support from other republicans like senator mark o. rubio from florida. talk about that. guest: the senate budget is a little bit more notable in the sense that since 2009 the senate democrats passed the budget. this is going to be a significant political test for them. the senate makes the process more difficult for the democrats over there in the budget speech. they have only a -- they cannot lose a single vote or else the vote would be deadlocked 11-11. patty murray, the chairwoman, has to appease the independent from vermont who causes of the socialist and centrist like mark warner. it is very difficult and they are having trouble over there. the next thing that happens for them is to get to
because of some changes they decided not to change the age at which the medicare changes would begin hitting. republicans have been promising for years now that if you are 55 you will not have to worry about these medicare changes. now the moderates do seem to be on board on the gop conference. host: on the senate side, "the washington times closed what reporting this morning -- it is winning support from other republicans like senator mark o. rubio from florida. talk about that. guest:...
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from this march until 1920, what changed? guest: the national women's suffrage association, the broad coalition that worked on a state-by-state level, continued its efforts to gain the right to vote on a state-by-state basis. the continued success in that. at the same time, alice paul and the congressional union worked in dc to lobby congressmen and focus on the president to speak for women's suffrage. in 1917 the focus on the constitutional amendment became much more aggressive. within picketed the white house. they chained themselves to the gates. they demanded his attention. host: these pictures are part of the collection at the national women's history museum. you can watch live coverage today on c-span3. we will take a look at the movement that changed the u.s. constitution. gene is joining us from new mexico. welcome to the conversation. caller: i'm calling because i think this is all a lot of hyperbole. i found out that this government -- host: we can hear you. caller: i am happy for all of these things women are getti
from this march until 1920, what changed? guest: the national women's suffrage association, the broad coalition that worked on a state-by-state level, continued its efforts to gain the right to vote on a state-by-state basis. the continued success in that. at the same time, alice paul and the congressional union worked in dc to lobby congressmen and focus on the president to speak for women's suffrage. in 1917 the focus on the constitutional amendment became much more aggressive. within...
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it is getting really frustrating seeing the republicans changing everything that don't need to be changed. it is just really frustrating. are: esme deprez, how republicans generally looking at the issue of abortion? in did it come up campaign2012? what are the platform believes of the party? at the federal level it is hard to enact these laws, so republicans have tried to stay away from talking too much about abortion because at the federal level we will not see a lot of action. president obama believes strongly in a woman having the right to an abortion if she wants one. comments about rape got republicans into trouble and those are related. we have seen the activity of the state level. what the caller spoke to was an argument put forward by pro- abortion rights groups that the government really shouldn't be in the business of telling a woman what to do when she is faced with a medical decision. on the other hand, of course, you have for public and saying we have an interest in protecting women, and interest in protecting the fetus, and therefore they passed these laws based on those bel
it is getting really frustrating seeing the republicans changing everything that don't need to be changed. it is just really frustrating. are: esme deprez, how republicans generally looking at the issue of abortion? in did it come up campaign2012? what are the platform believes of the party? at the federal level it is hard to enact these laws, so republicans have tried to stay away from talking too much about abortion because at the federal level we will not see a lot of action. president obama...
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what is going on it seems -- due to the media is changing perceptions and changing the value systems. there's a lot of issues surrounding marriage in my community. people want to get married but due to the social issues, that is not what they do before having children. i am pointing this out to say i have seen firsthand the destruction when the family unit is not in place and i think that instead of the discussion around gay marriage, traditional families need to be given a voice and to be supported in this country so that we can ensure children have an adequate home and that they are raised properly. this is where the resources need to go. it shows how low we have gone as a society when we're having this debate. host: let's say there was a family, two women raising children. grandparents and aunts and uncles. would that be preferable than having a single parent family? caller: it is phrased as, if a gay family is providing all the benefits, would that be better than a single mother? when we support the focus back on the traditional family. 'sst: let's get brian brown opinion. guest:
what is going on it seems -- due to the media is changing perceptions and changing the value systems. there's a lot of issues surrounding marriage in my community. people want to get married but due to the social issues, that is not what they do before having children. i am pointing this out to say i have seen firsthand the destruction when the family unit is not in place and i think that instead of the discussion around gay marriage, traditional families need to be given a voice and to be...
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protestants, the number has changed very little over the years. supported the idea, 34% now support it and white evangeggicle protestants, 13% supported in 2001 and the number is 24% in 2013. should religion play a role in politics? in these debates, same-sex marriage, immigration, gun control, we want to get your take on this morning. march 29, a couple of days ago, a new poll from gallop on the most religious u.s. metro areas and our last guest was talking about the mormon church and the role they're playing and their stance on immigration reform, more progressive is what she said. 77% of that population is very religious and then it goes to montgomery, alabama, 64%. jackson, mississippi, 64%. 56%.ngham, alabama, huntsville, alabama, 55%. you can see the list continues with the most religious u.s. gallupreas according to just put out on march 29, 2013. georgia, anton, independent, you're first on this, paul. what do you think, should a role? play caller: carrollton. no, i don't think they should. i don't think they should play a role because mos
protestants, the number has changed very little over the years. supported the idea, 34% now support it and white evangeggicle protestants, 13% supported in 2001 and the number is 24% in 2013. should religion play a role in politics? in these debates, same-sex marriage, immigration, gun control, we want to get your take on this morning. march 29, a couple of days ago, a new poll from gallop on the most religious u.s. metro areas and our last guest was talking about the mormon church and the role...
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where would you apply changes on the spending side? you talk about the tax side and you inferred cuts could be made. what areas of the government should see those? caller: the president is on the right track. i have faith in the fact that he's where he is for a reason. we all elected him. we put our trust in him. i believe it if he is given the opportunity to do this, that he will be able to make this and be able to help the entire united states, our whole country. i don't have any agenda or any idea of what cuts or things should be given and taken. all i can tell you is this -- without allowing him to do his job, without putting our faith in him -- and the senate and house committees, without them coming together, there's not going to be any kind of answer. there's only going to be told devastation. we have to take local -- maybe not as much as $85 billion from the military, but instead of taking that much, take a smaller portion. you can take smaller portions from everywhere including from the taxpayers. i would rather pay even out o
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and structural changes. it takes the grand bargain they are talking about. from the last call is york, on our line for democrats. caller: i work for the department of defense, and the quality assurance rep. i inspected many things that are buried vital parts for nuclear engines on submarines and ships. they want to cut government. why don't they get involved with the structures within the agency and look at how many supervisors exist and how much top management excess compared to the actual workers doing the job? they don't involve the actual agencies to see how top heavy they are and how many empires have been built and reduce unnecessary positions that can produce positions for actual workers. redundancy and waste we hear about. time and to do that would be a big undertaking. host: we have been talking with ginger gibson from "politico." she came here straight from covering the overnight votearama in the senate. coming up next, how the congressional ethics process works and later in the program, we'll take
and structural changes. it takes the grand bargain they are talking about. from the last call is york, on our line for democrats. caller: i work for the department of defense, and the quality assurance rep. i inspected many things that are buried vital parts for nuclear engines on submarines and ships. they want to cut government. why don't they get involved with the structures within the agency and look at how many supervisors exist and how much top management excess compared to the actual...
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it has changed over the years. has it changed the way you are doing your job? guest: we try to cover the news on a daily basis for the morning and evening news cycles. socialaking use of media. we put everything we get on the web as fast as we can. we do not hold back any more. in 1981 when i started covering the wind gusts, we saved our best material for the evening news. we cannot do that anymore because we have lots of competition on cable and on the internet. whenever we get those out right away. host: i have to ask you about your colleagues, mark knoller. anytime they want official information about how often the president has been on a campaign event, they turned to him. explain the process he goes through in keeping track of the president's movements. guest: he has covered the white house since the ford administration. he decided that the beginning of the clinton administration that he needed to keep track of the statistics about the president's movements and the number of times he played golf, the number of fund raisers he has had and how much money has
it has changed over the years. has it changed the way you are doing your job? guest: we try to cover the news on a daily basis for the morning and evening news cycles. socialaking use of media. we put everything we get on the web as fast as we can. we do not hold back any more. in 1981 when i started covering the wind gusts, we saved our best material for the evening news. we cannot do that anymore because we have lots of competition on cable and on the internet. whenever we get those out right...
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technology has changed a lot. sometimes estimating what these things are going to cost in the beginning gets a little tough and in some cases nobody can anticipate the cost. i would say the government overall is being a tougher taskmaster on a lot of these things and looking to the contractors to eat more and more these costs because people are getting tired of the government constantly paying for the overrun. host: on twitter -- guest: there have been some moves to renegotiate on the pentagon only but and there are others particularly in the administration but say they want to undo this thing but i'm not really willing to just absorb the pentagon of these cuts. some of the republicans are more concerned about the pentagon, but the democrats a we don't like any of this and we want to renegotiate all of this. and the president has said that as well. i don't think it's just about the pentagon. but the pentagon is the biggest bill payer in the sequestration. so there's a lot of attention being focused on it. host: we
technology has changed a lot. sometimes estimating what these things are going to cost in the beginning gets a little tough and in some cases nobody can anticipate the cost. i would say the government overall is being a tougher taskmaster on a lot of these things and looking to the contractors to eat more and more these costs because people are getting tired of the government constantly paying for the overrun. host: on twitter -- guest: there have been some moves to renegotiate on the pentagon...
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report, and changes to the primary calendar. miguel is next from ben franklin, texas. good morning, miguel. caller: hello. host: go ahead. caller: i'm actually in corpse cris, texas, but it really -- corpus christi, texas, but it really doesn't matter. the changes that the republican party should make is that trying to get in touch more with the youth, i mean, democrats were out there, obama was out there with the children, and i mean, also with, like, it doesn't matter, but he was still getting out there. and people see that, and that's what they want. they don't care about information, really, because all the voters, they're low informed. and so, i mean, i think that the republicans should, my en just come out -- just -- host: i think we're losing you there, miguel, but thanks for calling in. we'll try now brad from greenville, south carolina, a republican as well. we're talking about -- we talked to just republicans in just the first 45 minutes of the "washington journal" today. good morning, brad. caller: good morning. how a
report, and changes to the primary calendar. miguel is next from ben franklin, texas. good morning, miguel. caller: hello. host: go ahead. caller: i'm actually in corpse cris, texas, but it really -- corpus christi, texas, but it really doesn't matter. the changes that the republican party should make is that trying to get in touch more with the youth, i mean, democrats were out there, obama was out there with the children, and i mean, also with, like, it doesn't matter, but he was still...
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washington will not change your life. how can we change lives here? what can we do locally? one company is providing a nurse to check blood pressure so that we catch things up front -- more preventivemessage -- medicine. until communities start people u want me to fix the problems, it is not going to happen. solving issues, the bigger issues in washington become irrelevant. host: richard, lake placid, florida. .aller: good morning, greta good morning, representative. i would love to see c-span do a segment on why homeland security is ordering such live ammunition. 1.6 barrels -- million barrels. they rarely shoot their guns. also, the small tanks. is there something the public does not know about? getuld like to see c-span someone to explain why the administration needs all of this ammunition and weapons. but, representative steve pearce, the gop needs to reach out to the voter called conservative. the last time they did anything with the midterm elections in 2010 when the tea party put all in midterm congressman office and in control of the house. it seems to me that the go
washington will not change your life. how can we change lives here? what can we do locally? one company is providing a nurse to check blood pressure so that we catch things up front -- more preventivemessage -- medicine. until communities start people u want me to fix the problems, it is not going to happen. solving issues, the bigger issues in washington become irrelevant. host: richard, lake placid, florida. .aller: good morning, greta good morning, representative. i would love to see c-span...
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what has changed is the todd money, grass-roots support. i can understand how that is a frustrating feeling, trying to throw money at the problem and solving it that way. it highlights this divide between those who do want to broaden the party and those who say, you know what, our problem with john mccain, our problem with mitt romney was not that they were too far to the right, it was that they were not clear about their conservative principles. there were the mainstream candidates. they were the establishment candidates. they did not do so well. i would argue that mitt romney's problem, he had a number of them, but one of them was that got killed so far to the right and things like immigration that he could not come back to the center. it is a remarkable illustration of the divide in the party. host: michael has this on twitter -- working people call you on twitter? .uest: @krystalball host: this is from michael on twitter -- guest: i think that is a fair question. one of the things i have said is that we need a dynamic republican party,
what has changed is the todd money, grass-roots support. i can understand how that is a frustrating feeling, trying to throw money at the problem and solving it that way. it highlights this divide between those who do want to broaden the party and those who say, you know what, our problem with john mccain, our problem with mitt romney was not that they were too far to the right, it was that they were not clear about their conservative principles. there were the mainstream candidates. they were...
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don't change the law for marriage. have to jump in and let our viewers know, all the commotion you are seeing, edith windsor is making her way into the court. the immediate surrounds her as she walks up -- the media surrounds her. your caller made an important point about benefits. what we have seen is that while some americans might resist a new definition for marriage allowing same-sex couples, many people do want equal benefits once a marriage is allowed. a reuters poll the vast majority want benefits irrespective of where they stood on same-sex marriage. host: a twitter comment says why do they take the case if they're going to duck making a decision? guest: they only needed for toes to take -- four votes take the case. nobody forced them to take that case. they took that case. host: robert in north carolina, democratic caller. caller: hi, i have two questions. if the supreme court overturns it, how will it affect military gay and lesbian spouses? is it possible for the court to do a 50-state resolution? how would
don't change the law for marriage. have to jump in and let our viewers know, all the commotion you are seeing, edith windsor is making her way into the court. the immediate surrounds her as she walks up -- the media surrounds her. your caller made an important point about benefits. what we have seen is that while some americans might resist a new definition for marriage allowing same-sex couples, many people do want equal benefits once a marriage is allowed. a reuters poll the vast majority...
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so i'm wondering what changes have been made? i don't want to get too specific but that would be interesting to know how modern weanses are impacting our situation. >> weapons are impacting our situation. >> guest: obviously the more lethal the more the threat. the secret service does not keep up to date with the latest firearms. that's another problem. the f.b.i. and even amtrak police use more powerful weapons than what the secret service is using. but threats can come from any direction. it could be terrorists, it could be earmarks closives. it could be a handgun which at least is easier to conceal. so you can't really focus on one particular threat at the expense of other threats. host: arblings virginia. on our line for republicans. caller: i was just wondering if the investigation of the secret service prostitution scandal is still ongoing. the last thing i heard was that apparently the d.e.a. had provided at least one of the prostitutes to one of the agents. and one thing that i just wanted to add is that i am a former age
so i'm wondering what changes have been made? i don't want to get too specific but that would be interesting to know how modern weanses are impacting our situation. >> weapons are impacting our situation. >> guest: obviously the more lethal the more the threat. the secret service does not keep up to date with the latest firearms. that's another problem. the f.b.i. and even amtrak police use more powerful weapons than what the secret service is using. but threats can come from any...
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what if the intention changed? where is it in the constitution that gives the power to the president on a whim to take out americans? are you aware that barack obama criticized the bush administration? he wanted a warrant to phone taps. do you think the government needs a warrant to fontana and not a warrant to use a drone to strike americans? host: that's a lot on the table. let's get an answer from our guest. guest: i don't think any americans support using drones in this way. i don't think the administration supports that. the attorney general made clear yesterday that his administration has never had any intention of doing that. host: is it tough to be a democrat in texas these days? guest: it's getting better. the state is the state then has gone along best now since about 1994 without electing a democratic statewide. last governor.our democrats are doing a lot for change. you have 19 or 20 media markets in texas. when you are in a hole in a state like that, it's difficult to make your way back, but we are get
what if the intention changed? where is it in the constitution that gives the power to the president on a whim to take out americans? are you aware that barack obama criticized the bush administration? he wanted a warrant to phone taps. do you think the government needs a warrant to fontana and not a warrant to use a drone to strike americans? host: that's a lot on the table. let's get an answer from our guest. guest: i don't think any americans support using drones in this way. i don't think...
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they changed their mind. there have been at least 30 studies out there that kind of hormone or gene out there that causes homosexuality. i'm left with the assumption that it is a choice. it is an abnormal choice. there is a man and woman. host: those were gene spots. -- gene's thoughts. here are a couple of front pages -- tim johnson has a press conference today in south dakota, the chairman of the senate banking committee, he severed a brain hemorrhage in 2006. he won reelection in 2008, sometimes using a motorized scooter. he is the fifth democrat to step aside for term in 2014, joining carl levin, tom harkin, jay rockefeller, and frank lautenberg of new jersey. those are the south dakota papers for you. watching immigration ad campaigns, this was posted at 5:30 -- that follows as president obama yester day was at a naturalization ceremony. a headline in the washington post -- that is the washington post reporting on that. overseas, secretary of state john kerry meeting with afghanistan's president hamid ka
they changed their mind. there have been at least 30 studies out there that kind of hormone or gene out there that causes homosexuality. i'm left with the assumption that it is a choice. it is an abnormal choice. there is a man and woman. host: those were gene spots. -- gene's thoughts. here are a couple of front pages -- tim johnson has a press conference today in south dakota, the chairman of the senate banking committee, he severed a brain hemorrhage in 2006. he won reelection in 2008,...
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the world has changed. as someone who is still in the military -- i used to grow up with the " rocky" movies. here is the good and evil, russia and america. we don't see that now. we see the forces that do not like our country, do not like the freedoms we have, do not like the policies we have. we are at war with those in a nonconventional sense. to say we learned lessons is appropriate. haunted, i'm not sure i would go there. doug collins has been serving as a chaplain in the u.s. air force reserve since 2002. what did servicemembers ask you when they came to you for guidance? guest: that runs the gamut. we have a lot of reservists. that's something i want to speak up for from a reserve perspective. active-duty is phenomenal. they did a great job. forthis show the real need our reserve forces, not only national guard, but reservists, because we needed those individuals. a lot of times, i would deal with not only the active-duty side and the reservists -- the questions were different. from the deployment si
the world has changed. as someone who is still in the military -- i used to grow up with the " rocky" movies. here is the good and evil, russia and america. we don't see that now. we see the forces that do not like our country, do not like the freedoms we have, do not like the policies we have. we are at war with those in a nonconventional sense. to say we learned lessons is appropriate. haunted, i'm not sure i would go there. doug collins has been serving as a chaplain in the u.s....
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he will change in a day or two. he is not trustworthy. he is not anyone you could negotiate with and think that you have something. host: let's hear from fred, an independent caller. he visited the hill several times this week. never seen three days in a row of the president headed to the hill. what you make of this? caller: good morning, first of all. host: good morning. caller: it is politically necessary, first of all, but politics is so disconnected from the rest of the country, like a black operation where they get together in back rooms and pass legislation where we do not even know what is written in it. it is getting difficult to have any relationship at all with just about any representative anymore. it just don't make any sense. host: if the personal touch and a visit to the hill does not work, what is the answer to the economic issues we are facing? caller: one of the at -- one of the answers is that everyone is going to have to sacrifice. even those who are on disability. i am on disability, i still have to sacrifice some thin
he will change in a day or two. he is not trustworthy. he is not anyone you could negotiate with and think that you have something. host: let's hear from fred, an independent caller. he visited the hill several times this week. never seen three days in a row of the president headed to the hill. what you make of this? caller: good morning, first of all. host: good morning. caller: it is politically necessary, first of all, but politics is so disconnected from the rest of the country, like a...
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society will bear the costs of climate change. society is bearing the cost of climate change. the debt was racked up as we recklessly burned fossil fuels over a century, filling the atmosphere with excess co-2. now the debts are coming due as wildfires, drought, superfloods, a costly debt in lives and dollars. we would be wise to invest in more resilient infrastructure, n sustainible nonfossil energy sources. we as a country should rise to the challenge. the united states is not a poor impoverished nation, we are just acting like one. we should be investing as if we believe there is a future for us. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. olson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of the house republican budget. when a family racks up debt, it can take decades to pay off. the interest alone can add u
society will bear the costs of climate change. society is bearing the cost of climate change. the debt was racked up as we recklessly burned fossil fuels over a century, filling the atmosphere with excess co-2. now the debts are coming due as wildfires, drought, superfloods, a costly debt in lives and dollars. we would be wise to invest in more resilient infrastructure, n sustainible nonfossil energy sources. we as a country should rise to the challenge. the united states is not a poor...
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every time it starts to simmer down, and even though i voted for change, the things that president obama has to jump into the mix and get his big stick in there to stir the pot to start it boiling -- i have a problem with that. the other thing i have a problem with, where is god in our nation anymore? there was a time in this country when the people of this nation, regardless of what their religion was, when things started to look so bad, they would get on their knees, they would go to the lord god, the creator of this universe, and they would get themselves on their knees, pray to god to help them, to help this nation rise above the things that we see happening. host: how would that help politics? caller: god can do anything. anything. host: this is "the new york times" with the headline -- we received this from the white house, the president will make a personnel announcement around 10:3:00 pm eastern time. good to c-span.org -- 10:30 eastern time. go to c-span.org. john boehner on sequestration. [video clip] will hurt know if it the economy are not. i don't think anybody knows. >> is
every time it starts to simmer down, and even though i voted for change, the things that president obama has to jump into the mix and get his big stick in there to stir the pot to start it boiling -- i have a problem with that. the other thing i have a problem with, where is god in our nation anymore? there was a time in this country when the people of this nation, regardless of what their religion was, when things started to look so bad, they would get on their knees, they would go to the lord...